Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 177

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   RubDMC on November 21, 2005 at 2:04 pm

   

   Click on the candle to copy the image into your own comment (you can leave it on my server), and/or rate this one – not for mojo, but to leave a small mark after taking this moment.

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   dada on November 21, 2005 at 2:18 pm

   

   Peace

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   DuctapeFatwa on November 21, 2005 at 2:18 pm

   War is hell. But it’s worse when the Marines bring out their new urban combat weapon, the SMAW-NE. Which may be why they’re not talking about it, much.

   This is a version of the standard USMC Shoulder Mounted Assault Weapon but with a new warhead. Described as NE – “Novel Explosive”- it is a thermobaric mixture which ignites the air, producing a shockwave of unparalleled destructive power, especially against buildings.

   A post-action report from Iraq describes the effect of the new weapon: “One unit disintegrated a large one-storey masonry type building with one round from 100 meters. They were extremely impressed.” Elsewhere it is described by one Marine as “an awesome piece of ordnance.”

   It proved highly effective in the battle for Fallujah. This from the Marine Corps Gazette, July edition: “SMAW gunners became expert at determining which wall to shoot to cause the roof to collapse and crush the insurgents fortified inside interior rooms.”…

   The manufacturers, Talley, make bold use of its track record, with a brochure headlined Thermobaric Urban Destruction.”

   The SMAW-NE has only been procured by the USMC, though there are reports that some were ‘borrowed’ by other units. However, there are also proposals on the table that thousands of obsolete M-72 LAWs could be retrofitted with thermobaric warheads, making then into effective urban combat tools….

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     Militarytracy on November 22, 2005 at 9:49 am

     as I was doing my ammunition probe doing my best to discover what is the best thing to use for battlefield illumination.  Like we don’t have enough killing devices.  I think some of the S&M crowd at the Pentagon have used Iraq to test a few things out they wanted to test.  Didn’t need to use the stuff, but they wanted to see what it would do to human beings,  and all these reporters getting “accidentally” killed.

4. 

   ask on November 21, 2005 at 2:19 pm

   
   US forces fire on civilian vehicle, killing at least three people

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   shermanesqe on November 21, 2005 at 2:40 pm

   

6. 

   alohaleezy on November 21, 2005 at 2:53 pm

   And there were children in that car that were killed. I wanted to throw up when I read this first thing this morning.

   And who’s child shall we ask to be the last to die?

   OUT OF IRAQ NOW!

7. 

   jimstaro on November 21, 2005 at 3:24 pm

   
   Light A Candle For
   Peace, Tolerance, Understanding
   and For Innocence Lost!

   Having been rained out of work this afternoon, and starting up the puter, what do I see when going to check my E’s, but This Story About The ‘Killing’ Of An Iraqi Family!!

   No matter what U.S. Military Troops are doing Good, and there are many, actually Most, Trying to Win ‘Hearts and Minds’ by being the Caring Human’s They Are, Incidents such as this Wipe Out Those Good Intensions!!!

   How do I know, well we were doing alot in Vietnam, without being Forced, but because we Cared about the People, but when something like this Happened You Could FEEL The Raised Tensions and The Loss Of Any Goodwill!!

   This is why We Should Never Have Invaded an Innocent People’s Country, Iraq!!

   This is Why We Should ‘Bring The Troops Home, NOW’!!

   And this is Why We The American People Must Pay To Rebuild Their Country and Some Semblance Of Their Lives, Those That Survive!!!

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   voices on the radio
   tell us that we’re going to war
   those brave men and women in uniform
   they want to know what they’re fighting for
   the generals want to hear the end game
   the allies won’t approve the plan
   but the oil men in the white house
   they just don’t give a damn
   it’s all about the price of oil
   it’s all about the price of oil
   don’t give me no shit
   about blood, sweat, tears and toil
   it’s all about the price of oil

   now I ain’t no fan of Saddam Hussein
   oh, please don’t get me wrong
   if it’s freeing the Iraqi people you’re after
   then why have we waited so long
   why didn’t we sort this out last time
   was he less evil than he is now
   the stock market holds the answer
   to why him, why here, why now

   Saddam killed his own people
   just like general Pinochet
   and once upon a time both these evil men
   were supported by the U.S.A.
   and whisper it, even Bin Laden
   once drank from America’s cup
   just like that election down in Florida
   this shit doesn’t all add up
   it’s all about the price of oil
   `cause it’s all about the price of oil
   don’t give me no shit
   about blood, sweat, tears and toil
   it’s all about the price of oil

   James Starowicz
   USN ’67-’71 GMG3 Vietnam In-Country ’70-’71 COMNAVFORV
   Member: Veterans For Peace

8. 

   Man Eegee on November 21, 2005 at 3:27 pm

   

   …to move forward on the path to Peace.